- Keith Cooke
Keith Hirabayashi Cooke (born September 17, 1959; also known as "Keith H. Cooke" and sometimes credited as "Keith Cooke Hirabayashi") is an American martial artist, actor and an occasional stuntman.
Biography
Cooke has trained in
Wushu ,Tae Kwon Do andKarate . His awards include being named "Competitor of the Year" by "Black Belt" magazine in 1985, and five grand champion titles at theU.S. World andU.S. Open Karate tournaments.He is best known for his appearance as Reptile in the video-game movie of "Mortal Kombat". Additionally he portrayed the role of the younger Sub-Zero in the sequel, "", where he also showed his face and was given dialogue.
He played a leading role in the 1995 sci-fi/martial arts thriller "Heatseeker", a follow-up to the 1990
Cynthia Rothrock vehicle "China O'Brien " in which he also appeared. He also appeared in the 1997Chris Farley comedy "Beverly Hills Ninja ", which starred fellow "MK" actorRobin Shou .His Mother is Scottish American and his late Father was Japanese American.
Filmography
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